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كل مسارات تأشيرة كوستاريكا موضّحة

لدى كوستاريكا مسار لكل غرض — الزيارات القصيرة (بدون تأشيرة لنحو 60 جنسية حتى 180 يومًا ونحو 35 جنسية أخرى حتى 30 يومًا؛ وتحتاج جنسيات المجموعة الثالثة إلى تأشيرة قنصلية من قنصلية كوستاريكية، والمجموعة الرابعة إلى تأشيرة مقيّدة)، إضافةً إلى العبور وإقامة الرحّل الرقميين بموجب القانون 10008 ومسارات الإقامة للعمل والدراسة والعائلة. المسارات التي لها أدلة موثّقة تنقلك إليها مباشرةً؛ أمّا البقية فترتبط بصفحات migracion.go.cr الرسمية.

المسارات

الزيارة والسياحة

Visit (tourism) — visa-free, consular or restricted visa

Short visits under the Non-Resident category, Tourism subcategory. Around 60 nationalities enter visa-free for up to 180 days (first group) and another ~35 for up to 30 days (second group); third-group nationalities apply for a consular visa at a Costa Rican consulate, and fourth-group nationalities need a restricted visa authorised by the Restricted Visas Commission.

  • السياح وزوار الأعمال قصيرو الأمد وزوار الأسرة
Visa-free: up to 180 days (first group) or 30 days (second group); with a visa: up to 30 days, extendable to 90

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العبور (الترانزيت)

Airport transit visa

Nationals of the fourth group — plus a list of third-group nationalities named in the Directrices (including India, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Morocco and others) — need an airport transit visa to change aircraft in Costa Rica. It is applied for at a Costa Rican consulate and stamped in the passport.

  • Travellers changing aircraft in Costa Rica en route to a third country

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الدراسة

Student stay (Estancia / temporary residence for study)

Study at a Costa Rican institution is authorised through a student stay or temporary-residence category processed by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería; visa-required nationalities also need the corresponding entry visa.

  • Students admitted to a Costa Rican educational institution

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العمل والأعمال

Temporary residence (work, rentista, pensionado, investor)

Longer stays — employment, rentista (stable foreign income), pensionado (pension income) and investor categories — are residence permits processed by the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería, not visit visas. Requirements and forms are on the official DGME site.

  • Workers, retirees, rentistas and investors settling in Costa Rica

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العائلة والإقامة

Family reunification (residence)

Family members of Costa Rican citizens or residents apply for residence by family link with the Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería; visa-required nationalities also need the corresponding entry visa.

  • Spouses, children and parents of citizens or residents of Costa Rica

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مسارات أخرى

Stay for Remote Workers and Service Providers (Law 10008)

Costa Rica's digital-nomad immigration subcategory (Estancia) for foreign nationals who provide paid services remotely to people or companies outside Costa Rica — at least US$3,000/month in foreign income (US$4,000 with family), granted for one year and renewable once.

  • Remote workers and service providers paid from outside Costa Rica
1 year, renewable for one additional year

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أدلة موثّقة خطوة بخطوة

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Visit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism) (19)

🇪🇨 الإكوادور → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Ecuadorian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇪🇨 الإكوادور (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Ecuadorian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇨🇳 الصين → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Chinese citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇨🇳 الصين (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Chinese citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇮🇳 الهند → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Indian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇮🇳 الهند (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Indian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدة → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free — first entry group)
US citizens do NOT need a visa for Costa Rica — the United States is in Costa Rica's first entry group, so US passport holders enter visa-free for up to 180 days. You still need a valid passport, proof of at least US$100 per month of stay, and a return or onward ticket.
🇮🇩 إندونيسيا → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Indonesian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇮🇩 إندونيسيا (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Indonesian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇻🇳 فيتنام (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Vietnamese citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇻🇳 فيتنام → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Vietnamese citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇨🇴 كولومبيا → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Colombian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇨🇴 كولومبيا (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Colombian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇪🇬 مصر → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Egyptian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇪🇬 مصر (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Egyptian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇳🇵 نيبال → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Nepali citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇳🇵 نيبال (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Nepali citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.
🇳🇬 نيجيريا → كوستاريكاVisit — consular visa (Non-Resident, Tourism)
Nigerian citizens are in Costa Rica's third entry group and need a consular visa — issued by a Costa Rican consul abroad — before travelling, unless they hold a qualifying US/Canada visa or residence, an EU/UK residence, or a multiple-entry Schengen C/D visa. The consular fee is US$30 and the visa is single-entry.
🇳🇬 نيجيريا (في الولايات المتحدة) → كوستاريكاVisit (visa-free with US residence)
Nigerian citizens who hold a valid multiple-entry US visa or US residence permit may enter Costa Rica visa-free for tourism — no Costa Rica consular visa needed — and are admitted for up to 30 days, extendable in-country up to a total of 90 days.

Stay for Remote Workers and Service Providers (Estancia, Law 10008) (1)

🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدة → كوستاريكاStay for Remote Workers and Service Providers (Estancia, Law 10008)
US citizens can apply for Costa Rica's Estancia for Remote Workers and Service Providers under Law 10008 — show at least US$3,000/month in foreign income, pay the US$100 fee, and submit the application online via the Trámite Ya platform or in person at Immigration.